Sec. 251.007. CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTY ROADS. (a) The commissioners court of each county shall classify each public road in the county as a first-class, second-class, or third-class road.
(b) A county may not reduce a first-class or second-class road to a lower class.
(c) A first-class road must be not less than 40 feet wide or more than 100 feet wide. The causeway on a first-class road must be at least 16 feet wide.
(d) A second-class road and a causeway on a second-class road must meet the requirements applicable to a first-class road.
(e) A third-class road must meet the requirements applicable to a first-class road, except that:
(1) a third-class road may be less than 40 but not less than 20 feet wide; and
(2) the causeway on a third-class road may be less than 16 but not less than 12 feet wide.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges
Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 251.003. Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads
Section 251.004. Commissioners as Road Supervisors
Section 251.006. Obtaining Material for Public Roads
Section 251.007. Classification of County Roads
Section 251.008. General Requirements for County Roads
Section 251.009. Construction of Cattle Guards on County Roads; Offense
Section 251.0095. Replacement and Repair of Existing Cattle Guards on County Roads
Section 251.0096. Removal of Cattle Guards From County Roads
Section 251.010. Gates on Third-Class and Neighborhood Roads; Offenses
Section 251.012. County Authority in Municipality
Section 251.013. Road Names and Address Numbers
Section 251.014. County Improvement of State Highway
Section 251.015. Assisting Other Governmental Entity
Section 251.016. General County Authority Over Roads, Highways, and Bridges
Section 251.0165. Control of Access Within Certain Counties